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候
任
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Jyutping
hau6 jam6
Pinyin
hòu rèn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
-elect
designate
(i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
區別詞
已經確認咗會擔任某個職位,但係未正式上任
designate
候任總統
候任总统
hau6 jam6 zung2 tung2
President-elect
候任行政總裁
候任行政总裁
hau6 jam6 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4
Chief Executive Officer Designate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to be awaiting appointment (to a position); to be designated
候任總統
候任总统
hòu rèn zǒng tǒng
president-elect
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
呢名四十岁左右嘅候任议员,㖊日亲身落区谢票。
呢名四十歲左右嘅候任議員,噚日親身落區謝票。
ni1 ming4 sei3 sap6 seoi3 zo2 jau2 ge3 hau6 jam6 ji5 jyun4, cam4 jat6 can1 san1 lok6 keoi1 ze6 piu3.
This around forty-year-old LegCo member-elect visited the district and thanked people for voting him.
Cantonese
候任总统
候任總統
hau6 jam6 zung2 tung2
President-elect
Cantonese
候任行政总裁
候任行政總裁
hau6 jam6 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4
Chief Executive Officer Designate
Cantonese
候任
候任
hau6 jam6
designate
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
候任总统
候任總統
hòu rèn zǒng tǒng
president-elect